| W. Chris Shank on 10 Jul 2007 16:46:19 -0000 |
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I think Linspire is consumer focused. Xandros is the kinda like the business flip-side of Linspire. ----- Original Message ----- From: Art Alexion <art.alexion@verizon.net> To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 11:57:54 AM GMT-0500 Subject: [PLUG] [slightly OT] (Mac OS X) Is it me or can't you do this with Linux? Thanks to all who responded. The idea of getting test machines from Apple is intriguing. There are a couple of us who will be supporting whatever we eventually get with considerable experience with [K,X]Ubuntu and Fedora. I was wondering about experience with distros, like Linspire, which I understand to be designed to be the least shocking to the non-technical user who has never seen anything but 32 bit windows -- the kind of people who freeze when MS updates office. -- _____________________________ artAlexion art[dot]alexion[at]verizon[dot]net Sent unsigned from web interface. Confirm source if important. ----- Original Message ---- From: "Ziegler, Scott" <scott_ziegler@merck.com> To: art.alexion@verizon.net Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 9:01:06 AM Subject: RE: [PLUG] [slightly OT] (Mac OS X) Is it me or can't you do this with Linux? The MAC OSX disks may also be DVD. Apple has a program for corporate users where you can try before you buy. We have a few users, as a result of a short demo, that have switched to MAC platforms from Redhat for our scientific computing. The switch was quite painless, the users have not had a single complaint and the learning curve was minimal. We still use our corporate PC (Windows XP) for some things and moving back and forth between the two platforms does not cause any problems. Our corporate contact is: Chris Kron Account Manager, Enterprise Sales Apple Computer, Inc. / 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014 Phone 408-974-5792 Fax: 703-880-7194 ckron@apple.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- Scott Ziegler Research Associate Merck Research Laboratories Imaging Research Ph. 215-652-7253 Mail - WP44D-2 -----Original Message----- From: plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org [mailto:plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org] On Behalf Of Art Alexion Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 11:20 PM To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org Subject: [PLUG] [slightly OT] (Mac OS X) Is it me or can't you do this with Linux? * PGP Signed by an unknown key: 07/09/2007 at 11:20:32 PM I work in a windows shop. We have been informed by our PC vendor that only Vista will be available as of January. As IS and the users will all be forced into a change, we decided to explore non-MS alternatives, including Linux distros with windows-looking interfaces and Mac OS. We figured we'd try to install OS X (10.4.2) in a virtual machine and test it out with the app servers we will have to keep for the time being. I have some Mac install discs that came with out iBook, but it doesn't seem that they are ISO 9660 as k3b won't recognize the source discs. Is it me or are the Mac install discs not ISO 9660? And, what suggestions for a Linux desktop distro that minimizes the shock to reluctant converts from windows? -- _____________________________________________________________ Art Alexion PGP fingerprint: 52A4 B10C AA73 096F A661 92D2 3B65 8EAC ACC5 BA7A Keyserver: hkp://subkeys.pgp.net The attachment - signature.asc - is my electronic signature; no need for alarm. 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